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Artificial intelligence gets real
Technology being developed in a nondescript office building in Reston could change how Army soldiers train for and operate in combat thousands of miles away. The Army’s Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) runs on a pair of Microsoft goggles and links to a microsized drone that flies autonomously and collects video analyzed in real time […]
Noblis promotes exec to chief growth officer
Reston-based Noblis Inc. has. promoted Matt Salter to chief growth officer. In the newly created role, Salter will be responsible for implementing the company’s corporate growth strategy, including business development, capture, competitive analysis and marketing and branding, while also focusing on long-term initiatives such as mergers and acquisitions and corporate ventures. “Establishin[...]
HII lands $2.4B contract for Navy’s next amphibious warship
Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc.’s Mississippi-based Ingalls Shipbuilding has received a $2.4 billion contract modification for the construction of the Navy’s fourth American-class amphibious assault ship (LHA 9), according to the Department of Defense. The fixed-price incentive contract includes options that could bring the cumulative value of the contract to $3.2 billion if exercis[...]
Noblis names VP for federal civilian sector
Reston-based Noblis Inc. has named Lisa Gardner as vice president of its federal civilian solutions sector as well as to Noblis’ executive council, according to a news release. Noblis is a not-for-profit corporation that delivers technical and advisory strategies and solutions to federal government clients. Gardner will direct strategy, business development and program execution in [&hel[...]
Richmond Fed: Va. gained 8,000 jobs in Sept.
Virginia employers added 8,000 net jobs in September, marking the first month in which total employment has exceeded pre-pandemic levels, representatives from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond said Friday. While that’s good news, job recovery continues to be uneven across sectors, with employment in the transportation and warehousing sector exceeding pre-pandemic levels by 10.5% […[...]
Forvis names Fran Randall to governing board
Just weeks after promoting Fran Randall as its Richmond market leader, accounting firm Forvis has also appointed her to its governing board. The company, a new top 10 accounting firm formed by the merger this year of Charlotte, North Carolina-based Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP and Springfield, Missouri-based BKD CPAs & Advisor, made the announcement Wednesday. Randall […]
HII leases space in National Landing
Newport News-based Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. could soon add its name to a building in Arlington’s National Landing area. The Fortune 500 military shipbuilder has signed an 11.5 year lease with JBG Smith for 36,809 square feet in an 11-story office tower at 2451 Crystal Drive, the Bethesda, Maryland-based real estate firm announced Tuesday. The […]
Petersburg approves Cordish Cos. for possible casino
Petersburg City Council is taking a gamble on Maryland-based The Cordish Cos. to develop a casino there — even though Petersburg doesn’t yet have permission to build a casino, according to state law. Council members voted unanimously Tuesday in favor of Cordish,, a commercial real estate company that has developed casinos across the mid-Atlantic and […]
Modus Create acquires Philadelphia-based firm
Reston-based Modus Create Inc., a technology consulting firm, has acquired Philadelphia-based product and application development firm Promptworks LLC, Modus announced Tuesday. A dollar amount for the acquisition was not disclosed. The acquisition follows two others made by Modus Create this year. In May, the company acquired Atlas Authority, a New York-based information technology services and [&[...]
Va. DRPT names new chief of public transportation
The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation has named a new chief of public transportation. Zach Trogdon will begin his new role Oct. 25. He has worked as executive director of the Williamsburg Area Transit Authority since June 2017, according to his LinkedIn, and has spent the past two decades working in the public […]
